Investment strategies for externalized nuclear decommissioning trusts. (Special Nuclear Decommissioning Issue)

From: The Energy Journal | Date: January 1, 1991| Author: Tuschen, Thomas R. | Copyright information

INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR EXTERNALIZED NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING TRUSTS

This chapter constitutes the third view of nuclear trust fund investment. It addresses several overall strategies of such investment by identifying the types of trusts, investment objectives, risk considerations, and the historical record. The author uses a fund adequacy analysis to examine expected cost growth, expected fund value, actual cost growth vs. expected cost growth, and actual fund value vs. e...